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I'm currently fiddling with FireFox. So far, so good. We're still getting to know each other. Seems for every thing I preferred on IE, there's one I like better on FireFox. Plus, it's nice not to have to sweat security as much.

He said it was "offensive." I'll add that it's inflammatory. Neither of us said the statement is bigotry. (The attitude BEHIND the statement might be bigotry, but that's another issue.)

But if you have BOTH, why not use BOTH- each when it's best for the job at hand?

Was there a reason beyond him being of Germanic descent and wanting to legitimize the Nazis, which meant he had to discredit Jews? vpw was a brilliant salesman, but I find, in 20/20 hindsight, he was unremarkable beyond that.

Just to elaborate, Fonzie, until then, was shown to ride motorcycles, but when did he EVER learn to waterski at ALL? It's when a show adds things that produce the comment "WTF?" Other moments that have produced similar responses include bringing in a cute kid to try to extend the life of a show. ("Cousin Oliver", anyone?)

If vpw taught the British Israel thing, I didn't hear about it. "The Myth of the Six Million" says that the numbers of people killed in the Holocaust are inflated, and the nazis weren't THAT bad, actually. I just explained "the Thirteenth Tribe" one post back.

I'll save you the trouble. We discussed this on a thread once. The main premise of the book was that the modern "Jews" are genetically different from the historical "Jews", and are all instead descended from the Khazars. This was disproven by taking DNA samples from various Jews and doing comparisons. They are genetically the SAME people. The end. :)--> (If you need a smarter answer than that, dig for the old thread or start a new one and ask for our resident scientists to check in.)

Well, we knew it wasn't a "materials fee". I took it for $40, got the Orange and White Books, the syllabus, and "Christians Should Be Prosperous." Retail, that's about how much it would have cost for the books, and the 4th book was meant to encourage me to give more money. Those who paid over $50 were hosed, plain and simple. Paying $80 is plainly meant to send money to hq, paying $100 even moreso. Since their only expense was the books-which they did NOT pay retail for- and the tapes, which were reused- they cleared a LOT of profit, even at $40 per student. ============== (Edited to correct obvious typos.)

vpw tended to tread lightly on subjects he knew so little about that he couldn't even FAKE it convincingly. Let me get back to you on this one. Frankly, though, I'd consider checking out some Christian websites and messageboards on this. Some of them are quite good.

Actually, it's more of a technical concept. If you'd been subjected to pfal Session I or the first 4 chapters of the Blue Book like the rest of us, you'd know that vpw taught that the volume of one's believing was critical to seeing results. With big enough believing, one can see instant miracles, with not-so-big believing, one can see somewhat slower (but still very fast) results. Thus, a mega-believer could see their arm heal within seconds to a minute, while a big believer could see it heal overnite. We were taught that WE were the critical element in receiving things from God, and to relegate God to a secondary role as a sort of quartermaster or supply sergeant or requisitions officer.

I didn't say you were wrong. (???) You said Arlo said the song lasts 18 m, 20 s-same as the Watergate Tape gap. I said I'd see if he was right.

It's about freaking.... I mean, I'm blessed to hear that! :)-->

I'll have to check exactly how long the song lasts. When he sings the original, he keeps highballing the time. ("I've been singing this song for 45 minutes. I can sing for another 45. I'm not proud. Or tired.") I always render that "25 minutes" also, since that's a LOT closer to the exact time. I still consider that song a Thanksgiving tradition. I also consider it a handy way to kill 20 minutes, if recited. I think the website dedicated to this song is http://www.arlo.net (Well, this song and other things Arlo Guthrie related.) It has some stuff on Officer Obie I found interesting. Tom? It's one side of the cassette, too. Some people still use those....

That's not such an impossible task, so long as the ground rules were clear, agreed-upon, and enforced. (For example, a "no profanity" rule posted, which, if violated, would result in an account suspension, and banning for repeat offenses. That's just one example.) Otherwise, posters might think "anything goes" and dive for a jugular. =========================== In other news, somewhere online I saw a one-panel cartoon. Frodo, from about midway thru "Fellowship of the Ring", in the House of Elrond Half-Elven, in Rivendell. Frodo's just beginning to wake up from his ordeal and poisoning. Elrond's standing a few feet away, dressed as Elrond, with dark sunglasses added. "Mr BAGGINS! So good of you to JOIN us...."

Please point out the purposes of this forum and ask them to be mindful of its stated and understood purposes when posting. As a board dedicated to information and to recovery, it may have more in common with AA than with boards they're used to.

*high-fives Pirate* But no fair! It's never named in the song, only the movie!

You're just mad that you don't know the name of the restaurant, just the name of the song....which is why it's called "Alice's Restaurant"....

I'll answer you right after I finish beating my wife....

BTW, Refiner, People who visit the GSC are either investigating twi, or looking to recover from exposure to twi without a hazmat suit. There is a third group of people: drive-by posters. Those are people who show up, and, in their first post, advertise their website, messageboard, or doctrine. Thus, the post is a commercial. Generally speaking, they tend to get it from every direction, and so they leave. (Which is what we wanted in the first place. We don't like ads here.)

I'm bothered that some non-Christians have to, for lack of a better word, characterize all Christians as uneducated knuckle-dragging Luddites who have no understanding of how the world works and are incapable of linear thought. I'm bothered that some Christians feel the need to oversimplify their positions and not have intelligent discourse with more polite seekers and dissenters. No, I'm not thinking of anyone at the GSC. I've seen worse out there, actually. Some people are quite eager to level blanket insults at the opposing POV. (Well, I'm not thinking PRIMARILY of the GSC, anyway.)

[A worthy goal. I just wish you'd have asked a few days earlier...]

The idea of getting rid of things impeding your relationship with God is not a bad idea, in and of itself. Naming it after someone is a different story. Especially when you're criticizing all other groups who've done the same. Amazing how people can go from having the right motives (?) to thinking they're entitled to 10% of your income....

This here site is your "one-stop shop" on such information. The more you look around, the more info you can find to make an informed decision. http://www.greasespotcafe.com/main/editorial.htm http://www.greasespotcafe.com/waydale/main/way-generated.htm http://www.greasespotcafe.com/waydale/main/misc.htm http://www.greasespotcafe.com/waydale/main/editorial.html If you're more concerned about the lawsuits and all the times twi was sued by people, there's a lawsuit archive off the main page, as well. There's a forum, "Greasespot 101", for getting up to speed on twi and what it's about, also. Look down this board for it. There are also various archives, depending on the subject you're interested in. Want to find out how they ruin lives? How leaders slandered ex-members? How leaders set the stage and set out to rape and molest members? How leaders spent twi's money on luxuries while telling the members they should send in all money about their strict needs? How staff was paid less than minimum wage and live in little cells, working over 70 hours a week, every week? These answers, and so many more, are all in the archives. As to short answers, I shall quote Dr Fraser Crane, who said: "RUN LIKE THE WIND AND DON'T LOOK BACK!!!!!!!"

How about this, then....

I forget. Statistics was never my forte. Will someone who IS good at statistics explain, and rephrase my sentence into an accurate one?